The sound is crisp and dense but without any muddiness with the bonus that they take up hardly any room in my small studio. One minor gripe I would be wory of is the volume controls on the front. They are cheap fader style knobs and not accurate so tiny, minimal adjustments will not register then all of a sudden the sound will come blasting out! This is a minor niggle though as opposed to a problem - I will be spreading the word of Fluid monitors - for the price these are excellent!